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[01/06/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 6
Updates include: Prime Video's "Fallout" taps showrunners; The CW's "Kung Fu" casts trio to recur; and Tim Story inks first-look TV deal with Entertainment One.

[01/06/22 - 09:22 PM]
The Secrets of Espionage: The All-New Series "Spycraft" Premieres January 11 on Science Channel
In an all-new Science Channel series, intelligence experts offer an unprecedented look behind the CIA's most secretive operations throughout history and the fantastic devices that made them possible.

[01/06/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "DOTA: Dragon's Blood" Book Two - Official Trailer - Netflix Anime
Upheaval reigns, order crumbles, and all heroes must now answer the call to fight the daunting forces threatening to plunge the world into darkness.

[01/06/22 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "All of Us Are Dead" - Official Teaser - Netflix
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out - or turn into one of the rabid infected.

[01/06/22 - 03:01 PM]
ALLBLK's "Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female" Casts Pascale Armand, Yolanda Ross, Charles Malik Whitfield, Denise Boutte, and Kendrick Cross
The second season brings a new, unsuspecting tenant to the mystifying lakeside apartment complex that terrorized a mother and her young son in Season 1.

[01/06/22 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Announces New Series "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Set in the geisha district of Kyoto, the protagonist Kiyo becomes a Makanai (person who cooks meals) at a house where Maiko (apprentice geishas) live together.

[01/06/22 - 01:01 PM]
"Saturday Night Live" Returns Jan. 15 on NBC and Peacock with Host Ariana DeBose and Musical Guest Roddy Ricch
"SNL" will continue with all new shows on January 22 and January 29 with guests to be announced.

[01/06/22 - 12:30 PM]
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall's "The Marfa Tapes" to Premiere Jan. 20 Exclusively on Paramount+
The documentary film will offer viewers a rare glimpse inside the making of the 2021 album of the same name, which was recently nominated for Best Country Album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards.

[01/06/22 - 12:01 PM]
Four Fabulous, Larger-Than-Life Best Friends Work Together to Change Their Lives in a New TLC Series, "1000-Lb Best Friends"
Vannessa and Meghan are larger-than-life best friends, and along with their pals Tina and Ashely, they are battling obesity with heart and humor.

[01/06/22 - 12:00 PM]
"The Price Is Right at Night" Kicks Off the New Year with a Primetime Special Honoring First Responders, Wednesday, Jan. 12, on CBS
The series is making a donation to the First Responders Children's Foundation, which provides financial support and awards scholarships to children of first responders who have been injured or lost their lives in the line of duty.

[01/06/22 - 11:29 AM]
Video: "Don't Look Deeper" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Set in near-future California, "Don't Look Deeper" follows high school senior Aisha as she learns a dark secret about herself.

[01/06/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Madagascar A Little Wild" - Season 6 Trailer
Get ready for a zoo of a time with all new episodes on January 13.

[01/06/22 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Awesomeness Reveals First Teaser for "Next Influencer," Set to Premiere New Season on January 13th on Paramount+
The first five episodes of the new season will drop on January 13, followed by a weekly release of the season's remaining six episodes on Paramount+.

[01/06/22 - 09:36 AM]
"Go-Big Show" Goes Bigger with the Big Fan Favorite Award
Viewers will be prompted weekly to vote by posting on Twitter using contestant hashtags to decide their weekly faves.

[01/06/22 - 09:03 AM]
Untitled Anna Nicole Smith Documentary Heading to Netflix
The revelatory feature-length documentary about Anna Nicole Smith features never before seen footage of the iconic Playboy and Guess jeans model, who blazed a trail through the 90s before her tragic death at the age of 39.

[01/06/22 - 08:03 AM]
30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards Being Re-scheduled
The event had been originally planned to take place live on January 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and air on Bounce on January 17.

[01/06/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Ozark" Season 4 - Part 1 Trailer - Netflix
Freedom from the cartel is seemingly within reach, but fraying familial bonds may prove to be the Byrdes' ultimate undoing.

[01/06/22 - 06:01 AM]
Alison Roman Comes to CNN+
Renowned cook, writer and author Alison Roman is coming to CNN+ as a host of a brand new, highly opinionated and never finicky, cooking show for CNN Original Series.

[01/06/22 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "Shaman King" Season 1 Part 3 Trailer - Netflix Anime
Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.

[01/05/22 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday-Wednesday, January 4-5
Updates include: Michael Imperioli signs onto HBO's "The White Lotus"; Rita Wilson to visit "1883" at Paramount+; and Howie Mandel to host new game show for Netflix.

[01/05/22 - 11:01 PM]
Video: "Fishbowl Wives" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a luxury apartment tower, six different women in unhappy marriages end up crossing the line into infidelity. Based on the manga series by Kurosawa R.

[01/05/22 - 07:41 PM]
Video: "Chakda 'Xpress" - Official Announcement - Anushka Sharma - Netflix India
Inspired by the life of Jhulan Goswami, one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time, "Chakda 'Xpress" is filming soon.

[01/05/22 - 02:00 PM]
Paramount+ to Premiere "Indivisible - Healing Hate," A Six-Part Documentary Series, Premiering Thursday, Jan. 6
The six-part documentary narrated by Mandy Patinkin traces the origins of anti-government extremism and how it built on a deadly series of historical events over decades to culminate in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

[01/05/22 - 01:07 PM]
Apple TV+ Orders True Crime Limited Series "Manhunt," Created by Monica Beletsky and Starring Emmy Award Winner Tobias Menzies
The limited series is set to star Menzies as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's war secretary and friend, who was driven nearly to madness by the need to catch John Wilkes Booth and to carry out Lincoln's legacy.

[01/05/22 - 12:37 PM]
ESPN's 2021 "Monday Night Football" Traditional Schedule Delivers Franchise's Best Viewership Since 2013
ESPN's traditional 17-game "MNF" package averaged 13.5 million viewers a game, up 11% from 2020 and 7% from 2019.

[01/05/22 - 11:45 AM]
High Stakes for Belushi's Farm in an All-New Season of "Growing Belushi" Premiering January 19 on Discovery
"This year is not only about the expansion of our business, but our mission to spread awareness about the plant as a pathway to healing," said Belushi.

[01/05/22 - 11:45 AM]
Announcement: 2022 Grammys Postponed
"After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Show," says the joint statement.

[01/05/22 - 11:02 AM]
Peacock to Live Stream All NBCUniversal Coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Peacock will present live streaming coverage of every event of the Winter Olympics - inclusive of all events airing on broadcast and cable television - providing fans with a comprehensive Olympics destination for all live action and catch-up on-demand viewing.

[01/05/22 - 10:15 AM]
Disney Junior's "Alice's Wonderland Bakery," Inspired by the Beloved Classic, Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+
A vibrant new take on the classic 1951 film, the series centers on Alice, the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery, where her magical treats help bring a new generation of friends and families together.

[01/05/22 - 09:40 AM]
Lifetime and A&E Set Airdate for Upcoming Documentary Event "Janet Jackson."
The two-network, two-night event premieres January 28 and January 29 at 8:00/7:00c.

[01/05/22 - 09:33 AM]
Video: "The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
In this funny, thrilling family adventure, a boy repairs a broken robot and is amazed at his new friend's superpowers.

[01/05/22 - 09:33 AM]
"BET Her Presents... Becoming: Michelle Obama in Conversation" Premieres on Monday, January 17 on BET and BET Her at 7 PM ET/PT
The one-hour special was filmed at Prince George's Community College in Largo, MD.

[01/05/22 - 09:29 AM]
Video: truTV Works Up Your Appetite in Sizzling Season Two Trailer of "Fast Foodies" Ahead of Its January 27 Return
The 12-episode season brings a raucous slew of fresh celebrity guests with fast food cravings.

[01/05/22 - 09:13 AM]
CNN Original Series Reframes Marilyn Monroe through Female Lens in Four-Part Docuseries Debuting Jan. 16 at 9pm ET
Produced by the award-winning, London-based RAW and narrated by Golden Globe-winning actress and Molly's Game star Jessica Chastain, the series features a star-studded cast of female voices and is made by an all-female editorial team led by filmmaker Sam Starbuck of RAW.

[01/05/22 - 09:01 AM]
Hallmark Channel Announces the Season Nine Premiere Date of the Network's Highly Rated and Longest-Running Original Series "When Calls the Heart"
The series returns Sunday, March 6 at 9:00/8:00c with the first of 12 all-new episodes.

[01/05/22 - 09:00 AM]
New Docuseries "Phat Tuesdays," Celebrating the Untold Story of Black Comedians at The Comedy Store in '90s Los Angeles, to Premiere February 4 on Prime Video
Anthony Anderson, Tichina Arnold, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle, Snoop Dogg, Cedric the Entertainer, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Lil Rel Howery, Regina King, Jo Koy, Luenell, Flame Monroe, Jay Pharoah, Craig Robinson, JB Smoove, Chris Tucker and Kym Whitley are among those featured.

[01/05/22 - 08:59 AM]
Video: "Pam & Tommy" Official Trailer - Hulu
Set in the Wild West early days of the Internet, "Pam & Tommy" is based on the incredible true story of the Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan) sex tape.

[01/05/22 - 08:16 AM]
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 - Part 1" Attracts 19.6 Million Total Viewers in Late-Night
The 50th-anniversary show of ABC's annual New Year's Eve special drew in 24.2 million Total Viewers and scored a 7.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.

[01/05/22 - 08:00 AM]
Video: "Archive 81" - Official Trailer - Netflix
An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

[01/05/22 - 08:00 AM]
Video: Happy New Year, Silly Creatures from Outer Space! "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" to Debut January 21, 2022 on Apple TV+
All 13 episodes of the new Apple Original series from The Jim Henson Company will debut Friday, January 21, 2022 on Apple TV+, joining the celebrated collection of Apple Original shorts, "Fraggle Rock: Rock On!"

[01/05/22 - 07:04 AM]
"Yellowstone" Season Four Finale Scores Over 10 Million Total Viewers and More Than Nine Million on Paramount Network Alone
Said finale was up 81% from last season's swan song.

[01/05/22 - 01:02 AM]
Video: "Ultraman" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix Anime
Ultraman is joined by Seven, Ace, Zoffy, Jack and Taro and together, the united Ultraman brotherhood takes on a new alien threat.

[01/05/22 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Finding Ola" - Official Teaser - Netflix
After a life-altering event, Ola Abd ElSabour embarks on a journey of self-discovery and deals with the challenges of a new reality.

[01/05/22 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "The Puppet Master: Hunting The Ultimate Conman" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

[01/04/22 - 09:35 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 27: "Cobra Kai" Kicks Off the New Year at #1, "Don't Look Up" Skyrockets on the Most Popular Film List
The new season was in the Top 10 in 83 countries and Season 1 also made the list at #8.

[01/04/22 - 03:33 PM]
New Year's Six Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs, Second-Most-Watched Non-Semifinal Rose Bowl Game of College Football Playoff Era
This year's New Year's Six finished up double digits year-over-year, averaging 12.7 million viewers, and every bowl of the 2021 New Year's Six surpassed 7.5 million viewers for just the third time of the CFP era.

[01/04/22 - 02:59 PM]
December Marks HBO Max's Most-Viewed Month Since Its Launch tn Terms of Hours Viewed
The streamer highlights its performance for the month of December.

[01/04/22 - 09:30 AM]
Video: "Wolf Like Me" - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
Starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, the series premieres on Thursday, January 13.

[01/04/22 - 09:30 AM]
ABC Wins All 6 Half-Hours of New Year's Eve Primetime with "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022"
ABC grew in each half-hour of primetime, culminating with 9.4 million Total Viewers and a 2.8 rating among Adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour.

[01/04/22 - 09:20 AM]
"The Cleaning Lady" Posts FOX's Highest-Rated New Drama Debut in Two Years
Said launch delivered a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers, marking FOX's #1 new drama premiere since the post-NFL debut of "9-1-1: Lone Star" in 2020.







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[10/22/25 - 01:23 PM]
Great American Media to Broadcast the 2025 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Great American Family will exclusively air the special on Friday, December 5 at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Great American Pure Flix until January 31, 2026.

[10/22/25 - 01:18 PM]
Apple Original Films Lands "Sponsor," New Psychological Thriller Starring and Co-Written by Jason Segel
In "Sponsor," Peter (Segel) makes a big mistake when he gets behind the wheel after partying too hard.

[10/22/25 - 10:03 AM]
Bravo's "Married to Medicine" Premieries with a Double Dose of Drama and Shade on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 9 P.M. ET/PT
Returning this season are Dr. Jackie Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, Toya Bush Harris, Quad Webb and Dr. Mimi Sanders.

[10/22/25 - 09:05 AM]
"Big Break x Good Good" Debuts August 2026 on Golf Channel
Golf Channel's transformative golf reality competition series that broke ground in television entertainment beginning in the early 2000s and ran for a record-breaking 23 seasons - returns to Golf Channel in 2026 in partnership with Good Good Golf.

[10/22/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Announces "June Farms" November 17 Premiere Date and Releases Official Trailer and Key Art
The new series features farm owner and restaurateur Matt Baumgartner, an accomplished but demanding entrepreneur, who runs the farm, restaurant/bar and events space with the help of a team of well-intentioned 20-somethings who aren't always on the same page as their detail-obsessed boss.

[10/22/25 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Key Art & Trailer Debut - Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Season Three
he series returns with all 10 episodes on Thursday, November 13 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US and Disney+ internationally.

[10/22/25 - 09:00 AM]
The CW Network Rings in the Holiday Season with a Festive Slate of Movies and Specials
The holiday season kicks off with "A Waltons Thanksgiving" airing on Saturday, November 22 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT).

[10/22/25 - 08:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on ABC Delivers Top Three Games Across All Networks for Saturday, Oct. 18 - Off to Best Start Since '09
Coverage of Ole Miss at Georgia averaged 9.8 million viewers.

[10/22/25 - 08:05 AM]
"The Count of Monte Cristo" Is Coming to "Masterpiece!"
Experience the timeless tale of love, revenge, and survival, streaming March 1 on the PBS app and airing on PBS beginning March 22.

[10/22/25 - 08:03 AM]
HGTV Boosts Programming Slate with 50-Episode Pickup of New Series and Nearly 400 Fresh "House Hunters" Episodes
Other pickups include "My Lottery Dream Home," "Hoarding for the Holidays," "Fixer to Fabulous," and "Cheap A$$ Beach Houses."

[10/22/25 - 08:03 AM]
FOX NFL's America's Game of the Week Delivers 25,630,000 Average Viewers for Commanders-Cowboys
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2014, averaging 19,646,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average.

[10/22/25 - 08:00 AM]
A24's "Materialists" Begins Streaming Exclusively On HBO Max November 7
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

[10/22/25 - 07:44 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Debuts with Over 12 Million Total Audience to Date
The star-studded, high-octane first-responder drama delivered 7.80 million Total Viewers and 1.51 rating among Adults 18-49, excluding encores.

[10/22/25 - 07:07 AM]
Video: Apple TV Debuts Trailer for Vince Gilligan's Highly Anticipated Drama "Pluribus"
Starring Rhea Seehorn, the nine-episode drama series will make its global debut on Apple TV with its first two episodes on Friday, November 7, followed by new episodes every Friday through December 26.

[10/22/25 - 07:02 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights "Modern Marvels: WWII" (wt) Marking the Return of Its "Modern Marvels" Franchise
The new series is slated to premiere spring 2026.